The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-04
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

TODAY BEING LE6AL HOLIDAY NO
PAPER WILL BE ISSUED FROM THIS OFFICE
TOMORROW.
There were AZ arrests last week of which
20 were for drunkenness.
St Dominick's parish will hold a grand
fair at City Hall, the middle of October.
Numbers of citizens visited the French
ram Bouvet yesterday.
The appraisements at the Custom House
for June aggregate trife over 100000.
Many of the dry good stores will close at
op. m. Saturdays during July and August.
The new barber shop in the basement of
the Preble House was brilliant with electric
lights Saturday night.
The Boston boat arrived Saturday morn
ing with 500 passengers eager to escape the
heat of Boston.
Members of the class of SO. P. II. S. will
hold reunion at Long Island today. Men,
bers of the class of 'S7 are invited.
The plumbers have agreed to close their
shops on Saturdays at . p. m. through July
and August.
The new open cars arrived Saturday and
were put on the route through Vaughan
street
The schooner Kittie Clark came in Satur-
day afternoon with 1000 cod and haddock,
and 1000 pounds of halibut.
Alice Doe aged eleven years, fell from a
platform on Russell street Saturday and
broke her arm.
The past week was good week for Port
land fishermen. 1t is estimated that the drag
boat men were paid over $1,000.
The Schooner Ella M. Doughty brought in
about $4,000 pounds Of halibut Saturday
morning, and the schooner George w. Cush-
ing $4,000 pounds of cod
lot Of burning oil rags in stove in T.. P.
BeaPs furniture warehouse on Market street.
brought hose No. to the spot Sunday morn
ing only. A dangerous fire was ayerted.
Ihe new steamer Winthrop was inspected
by many people Saturday afternoon. She
sailed for New York at night with large
cargo and number of passengers.
The Portland Lodge of Odd Fellows voted
Saturday night, to recommend TO the Grand
Lodge reunion of all the lodges of the or
der at Portland
The engine "Kearsarge" got fl the track
in the Portland & 0gdensburg yard Satur-
day night and had to be pulled on by the en-
CINE attached to the Burlington special
The Commercial Travellers arrived home
from the Burlington excursion Saturday
night. They were loud in their praises of
the Burlington people.
The early afternoon passenger train ON the
Western Division of the Boston and Maine
railroad broke down two miles east of Ken
nebunk Saturday
James Madsedoosky and Jacob Rosenstein
stole forty dollars from William Abrams.
with whom they lodged. Officer Langmaid
arrested them and they were bound over in
the Municipal Court Saturday.
A large party started for Bar Harbor and
Ellsworth Saturday. They were members
of the Grand Army who will attend the un-
yelling of the Soldiers Monument at Ellis
worth today.
Miss Sadie Kenney, lately with l.. p. Haw-
klns, has accepted position lat the Lyman
School for Boys at Westboro, Mass, and her
shopmates have presented her with an ele-
CANT gold band ring
The District Master Workman of tha x
of L. will soon issue circular to the
Knights, recommending the selection of An
gust 4th the anniversary Of the introduction
Va wiz oANSh iibO buC Dbdbt lot LdDOr DaV.
1,o07,4l6 feet of lumber, valued at S14.464
were exported last week. The imports COM
prised 1900 railroad ties. 597 tons of coal 49,
200 live Holsters, $50 dozen eggs. and 33a
puncheons. tierces and 90 barrels of mo-
lasses.
Two men who were driving into Portland
over Tukey's Bridge Saturday night were at
tackled by two hoodlums. The men got ont
of the carriage whipped the hoodlums and
took one to the station, assisted by Officer
Norton. The horse ran away but was re-
covered.
Saturday night man by the name of Doh |
erty hit Jack Lally over the head with a |
stove hook; Jacks father interfered and |
commenced to pound Doherty, Mrs. Doherty |
heard the noise and started in to see what
the matter was when the elder Lally (she
says hit her four violent blows over the head
with thick stick, starting the blood at each
stroke Officers Usher and McDonough ar
rested the three men.